CCTV footage of a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a young girl last October has been released by Surrey Police.

A teenage girl was travelling on the 235 bus from Hounslow to Sunbury at around 4.30pm on Thursday October 19 when a man sat next to her and sexually assaulted her, police said.

The girl then moved away from him and got off the bus. The man got off the bus at the Kings Road Avenue stop in Vicarage Road, Sunbury.

Now police have released CCTV images in a bid to trace a man wanted in connection with the assault.

Surrey Police want to speak to this man in connection with the sexual assault. (Image: Surrey Police)

Police want to talk to the man as they think he may have information about the incident.

The girl was praised by police for bravely reporting the "terrifying" assault straight after it happened.

Speaking in October, DC Ceri Roberts, from Surrey Police's Safeguarding Investigation Unit, said: "This was a terrifying experience for the victim who acted extremely bravely and reported it to us straight away."

Police believe that regular travellers on the 235 bus from Hounslow to Sunbury may be able to help trace the man.